Berkeley Fluids Seminar
University of California, Berkeley
Bring your lunch and enjoy learning about fluids!
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
240, Bechtel Hall, 13:00-14:00
Anna Lieb (Mathematics, UC Berkeley)
What can fluid mechanics tell us about intermittent water supply?
Abstract: Urban water distribution networks do not always supply water continuously or reliably. Hundreds of millions of people in cities worldwide regularly experience intermittent water supply, a condition that degrades distribution system components, compromises water quality, and limits water availability. I will introduce the phenomenon of intermittent water supply and our implementation of an efficient computational model of transient, transition flow through a network of closed pipes. This model is coupled with optimization for several applications. I discuss how simple fluid mechanics principles can help identify difficult modeling regimes in real water distribution networks with intermittent supply, and, if time, will describe the role of uncertain parameters.
Acknowledgments
Prof. Graham Fleming (Vice Chancellor for Research, UC Berkeley)
Prof. Eliot Quataert on behalf of The Theoretical Astrophysics Center and the Astronomy Department (UC Berkeley)
Prof. Philip S. Marcus on behalf of the Mechanical Engineering Department (UC Berkeley)
Prof. Michael Manga (Earth and Planetary Science, UC Berkeley)
Prof. Evan Variano (Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley)